[ only kaveh can look at the maw of alhaitham's desires and his relentless pursuit of want, and call it kind. alhaitham does not dispute it. it would not be worth the energy. only kaveh would believe in the existence of a kinder alhaitham when no such man exists; only kaveh could find comfort in it.
instead, alhaitham squeezes back. finger-to-finger, palm-to-palm, their pulses lined as if one, a creature tethered through veins and arteries, two hearts weighing like stone. ]
You should know what it is not. [ alhaitham says, and collects the bleeding red of kaveh's eyes against his palm. he brings their joined hands together, and presses the fleeting warmth of a kiss to his knuckles. ] I am incapable of pity. This is true, even now.
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Date: 2023-04-23 10:49 pm (UTC)instead, alhaitham squeezes back. finger-to-finger, palm-to-palm, their pulses lined as if one, a creature tethered through veins and arteries, two hearts weighing like stone. ]
You should know what it is not. [ alhaitham says, and collects the bleeding red of kaveh's eyes against his palm. he brings their joined hands together, and presses the fleeting warmth of a kiss to his knuckles. ] I am incapable of pity. This is true, even now.